| Lemma | to perceive |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | V |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Sapir (1921) |
| Titolo | Language |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | formal (inglese) hearer (inglese) instinctive cry (inglese) material (inglese) mind (inglese) organ of speech (inglese) sound (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | [...] instinctive cries [...] If they convey certain ideas to the hearer, it is only in the very general sense in which any and every sound [...] may be said to convey an idea to the perceiving mind. [...] if one can only gain a sufficiently high degree of adroitness in perceiving these movements of the speech organs, the way is opened for a new type of speech symbolism. In great art there is the illusion of absolute freedom. The formal restraints imposed by the material -paint, black and white, marble, piano tones, or whatever it may be- are not
perceived [...] |